Meanwhile, the Georgian filmmaker Déa Kulumbegashvili, whose breakout film April—a sideways take on the conventional abortion drama narrative—received glowing reviews from critics, was awarded a special jury prize. Finally, Brady Corbet received the best director prize for his breakout festival hit The Brutalist, which was widely predicted to take home the Golden Lion ahead of Almodóvar’s shock victory.
Given Venice’s track record for auguring the names to know come awards season—of the past 10 best picture Academy Award winners, four have premiered on the Lido—the journey of the festival’s most-acclaimed films is only just beginning. Below, find the list of winners in full—and prepare to see them gearing up their campaigns as we slowly approach the 2025 Oscar race.
2024 Venice Film Festival Winners:
Golden Lion: The Room Next Door (Pedro Almodóvar)
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize: Vermiglio (Maura Delpero)
Silver Lion for Best Director: Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Special Jury Prize: April (Déa Kulumbegashvili)
Best Screenplay: Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega, I’m Still Here
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Best Actor: Vincent Lindon, The Quiet Son
Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor Award: Paul Kirscher, And Their Children After Them
Orizzonti Best Film: The New Year that Never Came (Bodgan Muresanu)
Orizzonti Best Director: Familiar Touch (Sarah Friedland)
Orizzonti Special Jury Prize: One of Those Days When Hemme Dies (Murat Firatoğlu)
Orizzonti Best Actress: Kathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch
Orizzonti Best Actor: Francesco Gheghi, Familia
Orizzonti Best Screenplay: Happy Holidays (Scandar Copti)
Orizzonti Best Short Film: Who Loves the Sun (Arshia Shakiba)
Lion of the Future Award for a Debut Film: Familiar Touch (Sarah Friedland)
Orizzonti Extra Audience Award: Shahed (The Witness) (Nader Saeivar)
Venice Classics — Best Documentary: Chain Reactions (Alexandre O. Phillipe)
Venice Classics — Best Restored Film: Ecce Bombo (Nanni Moretti)
Venice Immersive Grand Prize: Ito Meikū (Boris Labbé)
Venice Immersive Achievement Prize: Impulse, Playing with Reality (Barry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla)
Venice Immersive Special Jury Prize: Oto’s Planet (Gwenael François)
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